Brake lining



Feb. 27, i923. 1,447,100.

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BRAKE LINING.

FILED Nov 2s, 1921.

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Patented Feb. 27, 1.923.

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WILLIAM IJ. PARDOE, OF TBENT COMPANY, OF HA.'M'IIl'.'J.O1\I TOWNSHIP,

JERSEY.

BRAKE Application led November To all 'whomiz't Be it known, that may concern:

I, WILLIAM D. PARDOE,

cation.

One object of my invention is to improve the construction-of a brake lining made of woven asbestos cloth and strands of wire,

whereby the brake e rivet advantage than heretofore and more uniform coefficient obtained throughout the` A further object of the life of invent vide a fabric which will not folded and made into a In the accompanying Q Fig. l is a face view of lining fabric;

drawin lining is rendered more flexible and will hold th s to a better will have a of friction, which is the lining. ion is to proravel when brake lining.

my improved brake Flg. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the brake lining made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view` of one edge of the brake lining;

Fig. 4 is a view illustrating a twill weave; and Fig. 5 isa showing the line w1re core.

Referring to, the

vherringbone view 'of one of the-strands drawings, 1 is a piece of fabric made from strands of asbestos having cores of fine wire in the warp threads and 3 are.the ric 1s woven so as to 2 are the weft threads. form a series of twills or it may be Woven The fab or dia with tw present inonal ribs, 4, 111s forming 0N, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THERMOID RUBBER 26, 1921. Serial No. 518,046.

what is known as a herringbone Weave, as in Fig. 4.

The fabric woven with a twill has permanent diagonal ribs and when it is prepared for a brake lining it is impregnated with a binding and friction material, such as a rubber composition. The strip of -fabric is folded in any manner desired, depending upon the width and thickness of the required brake lining. The folds of the lining are then secured by a series of stitches., after which it is vulcanized under pressure. By making the brake lining of fabric having a twill weave, a greater amount of frict1on material 1s more evenly distributed throughout the lining than in a plain Woven fabric, and a more uniform Vcoefficient of friction is thereby insured.

The fabric can be made with a considerable body without losing its flexibility and it does not have a tendencyLto ravel when folded into a brake lining.

Furthermore, the securing rivets will hold in the fabric to a better advantage than in a lining in which the ordinary fabric is used.

I claim:

1. A brake lining made of a fabric containing asbeStos and strands of wire woven with a twill and impregnated with a binding material, folded and stitched,`and vulcanized under pressure.

2. A folded fabric brake lining having a series of diagonal ribs, or'twills, and 1mpregnated with a frictional bindingl material.

WILLIAM D; PARDOE. 

